Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller explained

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller
Birth Date:	28 March 1896
Birth Place:	Deutsch Krone, German Empire^[1]
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1914–1921 1934–1945
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Battles:	Mogilev Offensive
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller (28 March 1896 – 19 October 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Steinkeller surrendered to the Red Army forces in the course of the Soviet Mogilev Offensive in June 1944; he was released in 1955.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander Panzergrenadier-Regiment 7^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. Book: Scherzer, Veit . 2007. Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. 978-3-938845-17-2.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333.